Richard Lane

Actor May 27 (died age 83) Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA 1936–1976 (40 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Lane (May 28, 1899 – September 5, 1982) was an American television announcer and actor who made his mark broadcasting wrestling and roller derby shows on KTLA-TV, mainly from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Lane was born in 1899 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to a farm family. Early in life he developed talents for reciting poetry and doing various song-and-dance acts. By his teenage years, he was doing an "iron jaw" routine in circuses arou…

Known For

Film

Hellzapoppin'

Director

Film

Union Pacific

Sam Reed

Film

Boom Town

Assistant D.A.

Film

Air Force

Maj. W.G. Roberts

Film

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Michael Gihuly

Film

The Shaggy D.A.

Roller Rink Announcer

Film

Wonder Man

Assistant District Attorney

Film

Brother Orchid

Mugsy O'Day

Filmography

Acting (149)

Movies (149)

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

as Roller Rink Announcer

5.8

Kansas City Bomber

1972

as Len

5.9

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951

as Kelley

5.8

The Jackie Robinson Story

as Hopper

Quicksand

as Lt. Nelson

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950

as Marty Gruber

6.1

Everybody's Dancin'

1950

as Colonel Ed Harrison

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

as Inspector William R. Farraday

5.6

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

as Michael Gihuly

The Big Wheel

as Reno Riley

He's in Again

as Dick

There's a Girl in My Heart

1949

as Sergeant Mullin

Miss Mink of 1949

1949

as Herbert Pendelton

Flung by a Fling

1949

as Sgt. Dick Lane

The Babe Ruth Story

1948

as Boston Braves' coach

5.6

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948

as Street Vendor

6.0

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

as Insp. William R. Farraday

6.5

Pardon My Lamb Chop

1948

as Dick, Shell-shocked Veteran

The Return of the Whistler

as Gaylord Traynor

The Creeper

as Insp. Fenwick

Two Nuts in a Rut

as Richard Lane, producer

Training for Trouble

1947

as Richard Lane

Song of Scheherazade

as Lieutenant

Devil Ship

as Capt. Biff Brown

Wedding Belle

as Dick Lane

Out of the Blue

1947

as Detective Noonan

6.3

Sioux City Sue

1946

as Jefferson Lang

Talk About a Lady

1946

as Duke Randall

3.0

Ain't Love Cuckoo?

1946

as Dick Lane

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

as Phillips

Hot Water

1946

as Dick

Pardon My Terror

1946

as Dick

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

as Inspector Farraday

4.9

Girl on the Spot

1946

as Weepy McGurk

The Phantom Thief

1946

as Inspector John Farraday

5.3

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

as Inspector Farraday

What a Blonde

as Pomeroy

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom

5.7

Wonder Man

1945

as Assistant District Attorney

6.6

The Bullfighters

1945

as 'Hot Shot' Coleman

5.8

Two O'Clock Courage

1945

as Al Haley

6.1

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

as Insp. John Farraday

5.5

High Blood Pleasure

1945

as Dick

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

as Inspector Farraday

4.7

Bermuda Mystery

1944

as Detective Sergeant Donovan

6.0

Louisiana Hayride

1944

as J. Huntington McMasters

Brazil

as Edward Graham

Bowery to Broadway

as Walter Rogers

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

as Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski

6.6

One Mysterious Night

1944

as Inspector Farraday

5.9

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

1944

as Marty Allen

6.5

Take It Big

1944

as Eddie Hampton

Slightly Terrific

as Mike Hamilyon

Air Force

as Maj. W.G. Roberts

Gung Ho!

as Capt. Dunphy

Corvette K-225

as Vice Admiral

It Ain't Hay

as Slicker

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

as Inspector Farraday

5.6

Crazy House

1943

as S. E. Hanley

5.0

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Barney Johnson (uncredited)

6.0

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

as Insp. John Farraday

6.2

Swing Your Partner

1943

as Mr. Lane

Fired Wife

as Orin Tracy

Don't Be a Sucker!

as Soapbox Orator

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942

as Inspector Farraday

5.0

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

as Harry the Horse

Arabian Nights

as Corporal

Dr. Broadway

as Patrick Doyle

Time to Kill

as Lt. Breeze

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

as Lieutenant

5.4

Dead End Kids Go To War

1942

as Don Ames

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

as Phillips

6.0

Drums of the Congo

1942

as Coutlass

Alias Boston Blackie

1942

as Inspector Farraday

5.4

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

as Inspector John Farraday

Hellzapoppin'

as Director

Respect the Law

as George Johnson

Navy Blues

as 'Rocky' Anderson

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Pete Conway (uncredited)

5.9

For Beauty's Sake

1941

as Mr. Jackman

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Flight Commander

5.4

The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

as Gilbert

6.0

Ride, Kelly, Ride

1941

as Dan Thomas

The Penalty

as Craig

Meet Boston Blackie

as Inspector Faraday

Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

as Steve Oldring

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Recruiting Officer

Time Out for Rhythm

as Mike Armstrong

San Antonio Rose

as Charles J. Willoughby

City of Chance

as Marty Connors

Brother Orchid

as Mugsy O'Day

Hired Wife

as McNab

Boom Town

as Assistant D.A.

The Biscuit Eater

as Harvey McNeil

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

as Buddy Bartell

6.6

Sandy Is a Lady

1940

as Philip Jarvis

Yesterday's Heroes

1940

as Cleats Slater

Youth Will Be Served

as Mr. Hewitt

Free, Blonde and 21

as Lieutenant Lake

The Bride Wore Crutches

as Bill Daly

Stronger Than Desire

as Jerry Brody

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

as Reagan (uncredited)

5.8

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Police Commissioner Gordon

6.7

Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Sam Vaughn

Union Pacific

as Sam Reed

Main Street Lawyer

as Ballou, Marco's Lawyer

2.0

For Love or Money

1939

as Foster

Drunk Driving

as Rick

The Escape

as David Clifford

News Is Made at Night

1939

as Barney Basely

4.0

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

as Kit Carson

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

as Ramsey Firpo

5.0

Hero for a Day

1939

as Abbott

Sued for Libel

1939

as Smiley Dugan

5.4

It Could Happen to You

1939

as District Attorney

1.5

Unexpected Father

1939

as Leo Murphy - Booking Agent

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

as Joe Arnold

6.4

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938

as Assistant Coach Jones

9.0

The Jitters

1938

as Dance Studio Manager

6.0

Exposed

1938

as Tony Mitchell

5.0

This Marriage Business

as Joe Selby

Go Chase Yourself

as Nails

His Exciting Night

as Homer Carslake

Crashing Hollywood

as Hugo Wells

Ears of Experience

as The Boss

The Dummy Owner

1938

Joy of Living

1938

as Harvey (Uncredited)

5.7

The Saint in New York

1938

as Dispatcher (Uncredited)

Radio City Revels

as Crane

I'm from the City

as Captain Oliver 'Ollie' Fitch

Everybody's Doing It

as Steve Devers

Blind Alibi

as Bowers

The Last Warning

as Richard Lane

Super-Sleuth

as Barker

Wise Girl

as Detective

The Woman I Love

as Florence's Boyfriend

The Life of the Party

1937

as Hotel Manager

5.2

Many Unhappy Returns

1937

as Doctor

Danger Patrol

as Bill

Saturday's Heroes

as Red Watson

You Can't Buy Luck

as Det. McGrath

There Goes My Girl

as Tim J. Whelan

Flight from Glory

as Mr. Hanson

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as High-Grade

New Faces of 1937

as Broker

Should Wives Work?

For the Love of Pete

as McSwat's Cornerman

Punch and Beauty

1936

as Russ Biff

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

1936

as Mr. Smith

5.0